2026-05-29
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America and Iran have the makings of a deal to extend their truce, according to Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary.
He said that both sides have been exchanging proposals that Donald Trump has yet to approve.
Mr. Bessent maintained that any agreement would require Iran to get rid of its highly enriched uranium,
forfeit its nuclear ambitions and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Benjamin Netanyahu said he directed Israel's armed forces to seize at least 70% of Gaza.
The Prime Minister's order would violate a ceasefire agreement that America brokered in October,